By Tom Scott

For many maritime companies, cooperation with an external party is a perfect way to develop innovative products and ideas. By forming symbiotic relationships, both companies can concentrate on their core businesses while drawing on the expertise of the other. The new branches of knowledge that are formed advance the progress of technology in the maritime sector. This article takes a closer look at the innovations originating from two such cooperative partnerships. The first is between naval architectural and engineering company C-Job and software design house NAPA, and the second is between automation specialist Bachmann Electronic and closed-loop control specialist Controllab.